After a stint at its second home in Bristol yesterday, Hit The Deck Festival has returned for yet another year in its original home of Nottingham, though has been cut down from seven stages to just four over the twelve months since it last came about. Still, with a headline slot from Skindred on the cards, the smaller dose could still carry the same punch.

Returning for another year, Hit The Deck Festival have just confirmed the first wave of acts to compose their 2015 line-up, which includes Skindred, While She Sleeps, Rolo Tomassi and more. You can check out the line-up for both dates/locations as it stands so far below:

Following the news of Refused confirmed to headline at next year’s Groezrock, the first full wave of bands towards the line-up has now been announced, including Atreyu, Cancer Bats, Social Distortion, Defeater and more. You can find the full line-up so far outlined below:

Pop-punk outfit The Swellers have decided to part ways. The band have released five full-length records over a 12-year period, and, will be announcing some farewell tour dates soon, which will hopefully include some UK shows. They announced the decision rather simply through Twitter, which you can check out below:

Save Your Generation Records has announced that it will release a new 7″ split entitled ‘TV Dinner’. Pop punk outfit The Swellers have recorded a cover of Floor’s ‘Tales of Lolita’ to be included on the release, with labelmates Lobby Boxer, Hung Up, and 1876 also featured. Check out the tracklist below:

Michigan punks The Swellers have released a 17 track compilation album entitled ‘B-Sides and Rarities’ exclusively via their Bandcamp for just $5 (£2.99). Read what the band have had to say about it below:

Michigan punk rockers The Swellers have just announced a full headline UK tour this April and May, in support of their new album, ‘The Light Under Closed Doors’. You can find all dates of the tour listed below:

Over their last few releases, The Swellers certainly haven’t been the most progressive band in the world, with virtually the only criticism of their music being that “every album sounds the same”. But, they’ve stuck to their guns rigidly (including new album, ‘The Light Under Closed Doors’), honed their craft and really are all the better for it.

American punk band The Swellers have unveiled the brand new video for ‘High/Low’. This track is taken from their forthcoming album ‘The Light Under Closed Doors’ which will be released on the 28th October in the UK, and the day after in the US on No Sleep Records. You can watch the video through the embed below: